Sous Chef

2 days ago

Stamford, Connecticut, United States Sally's Apizza Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Sous Chef to join our team at Sally's Apizza. As a key member of our culinary team, you will be responsible for overseeing all kitchen and culinary activities, ensuring compliance with established recipes, quality standards, and health regulations.

Key Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with the Kitchen Manager to oversee food preparation, cooking, and plating, ensuring consistency and exceptional taste.
  • Oversee and participate in preparing ingredients, sauces, and other components for various dishes across the menu.
  • Assist with the development of new and innovative, quality food items to meet market and guest expectations.
  • Oversee food preparation and production for catering packages.
  • Collaborate with the culinary team to cater for special events and private functions, ensuring a seamless dining experience for guests.
  • Maintain a clean and safe environment, instructing staff in proper food preparation, food storage, use of kitchen equipment, and utensil sanitation and safety issues.
  • Supervise and inspect all preparation and cooking equipment regularly to ensure they are kept clean, sanitary, and in perfect operating order.
  • Assist in managing kitchen inventory, ordering supplies, and ensuring proper storage of ingredients to minimize wastage and control food costs.
  • Manage daily requirements, functions, and last-minute events.
  • Responsible for training and mentoring junior kitchen staff.
  • Works closely with the front-of-house staff to coordinate smooth food service and accommodate special guest requests and dietary restrictions.
  • Promote and maintain good working relationships throughout the entire kitchen staff.
  • Ensures management style and working methods are in line with the Sally's core values.
  • Establish, maintain, and enforce consistent high-performance standards.
Requirements
  • Technical: Thorough knowledge of Food Safety systems and procedures. Food prep & knife skills
  • Language: English, Basic Spanish (preferred but not required)
  • Experience
    • High school or GED equivalent
    • Formal culinary training (preferred but not required)
    • Minimum 1 year in a leadership role within a full-service restaurant kitchen
  • Certifications: ServeSafe Certified
  • Work Environment: This hands-on position requires 90% of the work week to be spent actively engaged in running culinary operations. Must be able to work on your feet for up to 10 hours at a time and be able to lift at least 50 lbs.
  • Details: Full Time, In-Person, Day, Evening & Weekend availability
Benefits
  • Starting at $60,000 annually depending on experience, plus bonus
  • Dental Insurance
  • Employee discount
  • Health Insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Short-term Disability
  • Long-Term Disability
  • Group Life
  • Sick Time & Vacation Time or Paid time off
Sally's Core Values
  • Obsession for Apizza: True passion for the uncompromised quality and tradition of New Haven Apizza. Strive for excellence and bring your personal best to work every day.
  • Commitment to Our Guests: Demonstrate warmth and care while creating memorable moments of hospitality for all guests.
  • Strength of Character: Take pride in your job and use your best judgment to do what is right and fair even when no one else is looking. Actively seek to build trust with colleagues and guests.
  • We Are Hungry: We are a teaching company filled with people who are hungry for knowledge and growth. Our hunger is insatiable, and we crave honest feedback to strengthen our skills and hold each other accountable.

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